Sentence examples for keep against from inspiring English sources

Philadelphia rookie Brayden Schenn had a career-high two goals, helping the Flyers take the first of two leads they couldn't keep against a team that hasn't lost at home since Nov. 3 against Calgary.

One glimmer of success for the government was Sheffield, another Labour heartland and the constituency backyard of home secretary David Blunkett, which Labour managed to keep against expectations of a loss to the Liberal Democrats.

In a new letter to be sent to regulators on Wednesday, Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, and Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, argue for tougher rules on bank capital reserves, the cushion that financial institutions must keep against losses.

The favouritism shown by German regulators to their banks lies at the root of an acrimonious dispute between Germany and America over revising the Basle Accord, which specifies the amount of capital that banks must keep against their lending.This favouritism is foolish in lots of ways (see article).

Last month, the Fed and other regulators conducted rigged "stress tests," whose results allowed banks to reduce the capital reserves they are required to keep against losses.

Mr. German and other experts agree that for hybrids to earn their keep against increasingly efficient conventional vehicles, they must be seen as more than just a green image statement.

First, Neyfakh says, "she was kept against her will in a California hotel for days.

The staff all seem like they're being kept against their will.

The victim, who cannot be named, was kept against her will as she was raped and beaten by Khan.

During the Vice interview, the individual shared detailed notes with Hamilton that were allegedly taken during the trial and kept against the court's instructions.

Some had been there for weeks and said they were kept against their will by staff who tried to brainwash them into becoming paying "members".